Feb 6 2007 1:12PM
LAKERS COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
 | Fast Breakin’ Lakers Win Dallas Tourney The Fast Breakin’ Lakers came out victorious when they traveled to Dallas, TX the weekend of January 19th through the 21st. The tournament was played round robin style with the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the San Antonio Spurs...more |
 | The Los Angeles Lakers and NBA Cares Participate in “Shoot for Hope” When 16-year-old Garylee Zuniga came to Staples Center to watch his favorite team play, he didn’t know that he would leave with a new friend. Born with half a heart, Garylee has spent most of his childhood at the Ronald McDonald House in Tucson, Arizona, where he receives yearly checkups at the University Medical Center nearby. On this night....more |
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Every Laker home game would not be complete without the presence of camera kids, snapping pictures from courtside. At each home game, five youth, ages 8-14, are given a disposable camera and allowed to photograph during the player pre-game warm-ups. More...
 | CourtStars Basketball Clinics Monday, December 18th marked the debut of CourtStars, a series of youth basketball clinics, at Branford Recreation Center in Arleta. Throughout 2006, FSN West, FSN Prime Ticket and the Department of Recreation and Parks partnered to improve or replace eight local Recreation Center basketball courts in the Los Angeles area....more |
 | Fast Breakin' Lakers host skills clinic/Las Vegas Tournament As part of its community outreach, the Fast Breakin’ Lakers, sponsored by AbilityFirst and the Los Angeles Lakers, recently held a wheelchair basketball clinic at the Maywood Recreation Center. Children and adults, with and without disabilities, learned more about wheelchair basketball, received one-on-one coaching and participated in free.....more |
 | Lakers Host Make a Wish Night on December 8th In support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles, the Lakers joined in the Foundation’s A Season of Wishes holiday campaign by designating the December 8th home game Wish Night with the Lakers....more |
 | Vladimir Radmanovic Hosts Holiday “Giving Tree” On December 16th, Los Angeles Lakers forward, Vladimir Radmanovic, hosted his first “Giving Tree” at the Westside Pavilion, benefiting Children Uniting Nations. Fans who purchased a holiday gift from the “Giving Tree,” ....more |
 | 2nd Annual Kwame Brown Toy Drive On December 9th, Kwame Brown hosted his second annual Toy Drive at the Ritz-Carlton Marina Del Rey benefiting the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California. One thousand children and adults were in attendance from Loma Linda, Harbor UCLA, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, UCLA, and Cedar-Sinai. Many of the.....more |
 | December Student/Teacher of the Month Winners This month, the Lakers honored teachers and students who exemplified outstanding performance in their schools, athletic programs, and in the community. The Lakers are proud to announce December’s Student of the Month winners, Matthew Maravilla, Crystal Ozambela, and Yurnee Wright, and Teacher of the Month...more |
 | Annual Los Angeles Lakers Holiday Party for Children On December 16th, the entire Lakers team and Laker Girls partnered with The Mattel Toy Store and LA Scores to host the Annual Los Angeles Lakers Holiday Party for Children. Continuing their “A Season of Giving” campaign, the Lakers invited 70 children from LA Scores to spend an afternoon with the team to celebrate the holiday season....more |
 | Chick Hearn Night 2006 The Los Angeles Lakers celebrated the 4th Annual Chick Hearn Night on Sunday, November 26th, the day before what would have been the legendary Hall of Fame sports broadcaster’s 90th birthday, by giving away a one-of-a-kind gift to fans, acknowledging two scholarship recipients at halftime, and holding a book drive in Chick’s memory...more |
 | Fast Breakin’ Laker Wheelchair Basketball On Friday, October 20th, the Fast Breakin’ Laker Wheelchair Basketball team showed off their skills during halftime of the Lakers-Hornets game at STAPLES Center. In recognition of October as Disability Awareness Month, the players had a 7 minute...more Click Here For The Complete Fast Breakin’ Laker Schedule |
 | Los Angeles Lakers host Holiday Fishing Trip On Friday, December 1st, Laker players, Brian Cook and Ronny Turiaf, along with Coach Brian Shaw and the Laker Girls surprised a boat full of homeless children and adults at Pierpont Landing in Long Beach. The Lakers partnered with a youth fishing program, 976-TUNA, to host the fishing trip for these children and adults...more |
 | November 2006 Student Teacher of the Month Winners The Lakers and Staples are proud to announce the recipients of November’s Student and Teacher of the Month awards. This month’s Student winners are Sogol Behnam, Hailey Gutierrez, and Emily Solis. The Teacher winners are Judy Grady, Paul Renaker, and Daniel Velasco...more |
 | Lakers Surprise US Vets with a Thanksgiving Meal Laker players Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Luke Walton, Maurice Evans, Andrew Bynum, Ronny Turiaf, and Jordan Farmar stopped by the US VETS Westside Residence Hall in Inglewood by to help serve an early Thanksgiving meal to 300 US Vets on November 18th. The residents were not expecting their visit and the cafeteria erupted...more |
 | Vladimir Radmanovic Participates in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Vladimir Radmonivic stopped by Castle Heights Elementary School in Los Angeles to help launch this year’s “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF” program. Vladi spent time talking to the students about his relationship with UNICEF while growing up in Yugoslavia. The program was started over 50 years ago when a group of children collected...more |
 | See Your Name In Lights At STAPLES CENTER You may post a Welcome, Happy Birthday or Happy Anniversary message for a fee of $50.00 per message. Please review the below guidelines, and then complete the attached message request form, sign the form and fax it back to the Lakers Community Relations Department at least 48 hours prior to the desired game...more |
 | Lakers Surprise Students at Carr Elementary School To kick of the 2006-07 NBA Cares season, Lakers Kobe Bryant, Kwame Brown, Luke Walton, Brian Cook, Sasha Vujacic, Vladi Radmanovic, Jordan Farmar, Assistant Coach Craig Hodges, and Laker Girls Annika and Lindsay surprised the students at Carr Elementary School in Torrance...more |
 | Lakers "Paint The Town" On October 18, Lakers players Jordan Farmar, Devin Green, Smush Parker, J.R. Pinnock, and Ronny Turiaf visited local Kragen Auto Parts and Albertsons stores to kick off their “Paint the Town” campaign. The goal of this promotion...more |
 | Student and Teacher of the Month 2006-07. Sponsored by STAPLES, the Lakers Student and Teacher of the Month program allows for schools in the Los Angeles area to nominate outstanding teachers and students for a chance to be invited to and recognized at a Lakers home game...more |
 | Lakers help unveil new court for NBA Cares “Es Tu Cancha (It’s Your Court)” community initiative. On September 25th, Andrew Bynum and Craig Hodges stopped by the Nueva Maravilla Housing Development in Los Angeles to help unveil the community’s newly renovated basketball court and host a clinic for neighborhood children. More... |
Lakers Surprise Students With an Ice Cream Party
Each year the Los Angeles Lakers hold a “Be a Champion…AND READ” Reading Challenge for 3rd through 5th grade students in the greater Los Angeles area. More...
Walton and Vujacic Attend Student Presentation at Florence Ave. Elementary School
On February 27, Luke Walton and Sasha Vujacic were surprised and impressed by the presentation they attended at Florence Avenue Elementary School. More...
2005-2006 Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Regional Winners Honored
On April 2nd, the Lakers honored the 2005-2006 All-Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Regional winners during a special halftime presentation. More...
Lakers Reach Out to New Orleans Community
On March 8th, the Lakers and the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets played in the first professional sports game in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina hit the city last August. Players from both teams joined NBA Commissioner David Stern, several NBA Legends, WNBA players and Habitat for Humanity volunteers at a Hoops for Homes/Habitat for Humanity project in the city’s hardest hit area, the Lower 9th Ward neighborhood. More...
Laker Fans Support Beads for the Big Easy
At six Laker home games in February and March, hundreds of Laker fans generously supported the NBA’s Beads for the Big Easy campaign by contributing $5,250 to the campaign. More...
Annual Los Angeles Lakers Holiday Party for Children
On December 20 the entire Lakers team and the Laker Girls celebrated at the Annual Los Angeles Lakers Holiday Party for Children. This year the Lakers organization invited 40 children from the Salvation Army Red Shield Youth and Community Center in the Pico-Union district of Los Angeles to the Lakers vs. Dallas game to usher in the holidays. More...
1st Annual Kwame Brown Toy Drive
The 1st Annual Kwame Brown Toy Drive was held on Saturday, December 17th at Harbor Drive Restaurant in Redondo Beach, CA to benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California. More...
Lakers Honor LA County’s Teachers of the Year
Recently, the Lakers partnered with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) to honor their Teachers of the Year Program, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honors competition designed to focus public attention on excellence in teaching. More...
Lakers Remember Chick Hearn
The Los Angeles Lakers celebrated “Chick Hearn Night” on Sunday, November 27th, which would have been the legendary Hall of Fame sports broadcaster’s 89th birthday. More...
Kwame's Korner
Kwame is continuing his Kwame’s Korner program, which he created in 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards. Kwame has purchased a block of tickets to every Lakers home game and has partnered with Heart of Los Angeles Youth (HOLA) to motivate and reward children who excel in academics, athletics or community service by inviting them to attend a Lakers game. More...
